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| Mexican man kills himself after being deported from US | Mexican man kills himself after being deported from US |
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| A Mexican man has apparently taken his own life just half an hour after being deported from the United States. | A Mexican man has apparently taken his own life just half an hour after being deported from the United States. |
| Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after he was deported for the third time. | Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after he was deported for the third time. |
| He was found unconscious next to a plastic bag with his belongings and died in hospital a short while later. | He was found unconscious next to a plastic bag with his belongings and died in hospital a short while later. |
| His death came as the Trump administration issued new guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US. | His death came as the Trump administration issued new guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US. |
| Witnesses said Mr Olivas was shouting that he did not want to return to Mexico and seemed to be in severe distress. | Witnesses said Mr Olivas was shouting that he did not want to return to Mexico and seemed to be in severe distress. |
| He jumped off a bridge just yards from El Chaparral, the main border crossing point between the US city of San Diego and Tijuana in Mexico. | He jumped off a bridge just yards from El Chaparral, the main border crossing point between the US city of San Diego and Tijuana in Mexico. |
| Local media said a plastic bag like those US Customs and Border Protection authorities put migrants' belongings in was next to the man. | Local media said a plastic bag like those US Customs and Border Protection authorities put migrants' belongings in was next to the man. |
| Mexican migration officials said it was the third time Mr Olivas had been deported from the US. | Mexican migration officials said it was the third time Mr Olivas had been deported from the US. |
| He died of a heart attack and concussion sustained when he hit the ground. | He died of a heart attack and concussion sustained when he hit the ground. |
| Mr Olivas was a native of Sinaloa, one of Mexico's most violent states and the stronghold of the cartel formerly led by jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. | Mr Olivas was a native of Sinaloa, one of Mexico's most violent states and the stronghold of the cartel formerly led by jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. |
| Many Mexicans cite high levels of violence as a reason for leaving their homeland for the US. | Many Mexicans cite high levels of violence as a reason for leaving their homeland for the US. |
| The US government released two memos on Tuesday aimed at speeding up the removal of illegal immigrants from the US. | The US government released two memos on Tuesday aimed at speeding up the removal of illegal immigrants from the US. |
| An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the US, many of them from Mexico, and Mr Trump made immigration and border control a key part of his electoral campaign. | An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the US, many of them from Mexico, and Mr Trump made immigration and border control a key part of his electoral campaign. |
| Earlier this month, a Mexican woman who had lived illegally in the US from the age of 14 was deported back to her home country despite protests. | Earlier this month, a Mexican woman who had lived illegally in the US from the age of 14 was deported back to her home country despite protests. |
| US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly are travelling to Mexico later on Wednesday. | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly are travelling to Mexico later on Wednesday. |
| They are due to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday for talks about border security, law enforcement cooperation, and trade. | They are due to meet President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday for talks about border security, law enforcement cooperation, and trade. |
| Read more from BBC News on the Trump administration and immigration: | |
| More on the border crisis | More on the border crisis |
| "I'm afraid to open the door" - Living in fear of US deportation raids | "I'm afraid to open the door" - Living in fear of US deportation raids |
| "All my life is in the US" - Sent "home" to a Mexico that feels like a foreign country | "All my life is in the US" - Sent "home" to a Mexico that feels like a foreign country |
| Ever wondered where exactly undocumented immigrants live in the US? | Ever wondered where exactly undocumented immigrants live in the US? |